As the final episode of the Hashira Training arc from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba airs, Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, has announced an exciting new development. They have acquired the highly anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, which will be coming exclusively to theaters globally as an epic trilogy of films.
The three films will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide, excluding select Asian territories, including Japan. Although the release date has not yet been announced, this trilogy represents the final arc and culmination of the hugely popular, award-winning anime shonen series.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published under SHUEISHA’s JUMP COMICS. The manga consists of 23 volumes and has over 150 million copies in publication. Since its debut in 2018, the franchise has won the admiration of millions of fans around the globe. The story begins with Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, joining the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first premiered in April 2019 with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, followed by the feature film Mugen Train in October 2020, and the TV series Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc from 2021 through 2022. In 2023, the Swordsmith Village Arc debuted on Crunchyroll, shortly after the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- theatrical release. In 2024, the Hashira Training Arc debuted, shortly after the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To Hashira Training- theatrical release. The animation production is by ufotable.
The latest films – Mugen Train, -To the Swordsmith Village-, and -To the Hashira Training- – have received both commercial and critical success. Mugen Train currently holds the record as the highest-grossing anime movie of all time and the highest-grossing Japanese film at the global box office, garnering over 500 million USD to date. It also ranks as the second-highest grossing anime film in U.S. box office history and has garnered a 98% critic score and 99% audience score (with 10,000+ verified ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll. Stay tuned for more updates on the release dates and prepare for an epic cinematic experience with the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy coming to Singapore cinemas soon.
